This is interesting, I will add these thoughts: The manual TA found on SMTA, and many early number series is not capable of slowing the tractor, it freewheels when pulled back. This free wheeling is continued until the brakes, or load slow the tractor to the speed of the gear when the TA is back. No harm will come to any component doing this. Harm happens when the TA is pulled back, and thr tractor is allowed to go faster than the ground speed of that trans gear (if the TA were not back. This overspeeds the TA assembly dramatically, and can ruin it. Thus never pull the TA back going down a hill that would allow the speed to increase. Going down a hill pulling a implement in the ground is just fine to use the TA. This type of manual TA is fine for continuous use as needed to maintain speed, pull for hours, or start in road gear from a stop. It is always shifted as rapidly as possible without letting go of the handle. No exceptions. The Hydraulic TAs on newer, and bigger tractors, are very different. They must never be used to slow down (as a method of stopping in road gear). They are also able to be used as needed to operate as much as necessary. They can be run for days in TA. They do not free wheel, and when used to slow down in road gear can both wear prematurely, and overspeed the engine. These also need to be shifted as rapidly as possible, IN and OUT of TA. They are very powerful and advantageous reliable components. Use them and keep them adjusted, and they can last 10,000 hrs. One bad operator can ruin them in an hour. JimN
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